Monthly Archives: June 2011

I’m scared. Apparently there’s a lion in my house… Well, there’s a yi-yon in my house… And only Jacob can see it. Now I wouldn’t be that alarmed except that I recently found out someone we know has a real bobcat living in their house. Houseguests are afraid to go to…

Twice a month on Tuesdays at eight a.m. My cleaning angel comes to save me from mayhem There’s crusty spaghetti stuck to the table Is it just me… or does it smell like a stable? Muddy little shoes piled-up by the door Eco-friendly toys litter the floor If we had a dog I’m sure…

As previously mentioned, Baby Nate does a lot of bubble blowing. He’s like a little motorboat. I said he does a lot of motorboating and then someone told me what that means (the least offensive of the offensive slang definitions). That’s not exactly what I meant…

There’s something about Jacob that sometimes when you’re seriously scolding him, it doesn’t seem to phase him. At other times, you barely say anything and he bursts into tears. I think he gets it from his Daddy. Usually he comes stumbling toward me from another room, sniffling and sobbing incoherent words. “What happened…

I recently learned that Obama’s secret service code name is Renegade. Apparently Reagan was Rawhide and W. was known as Trailblazer. Baby Nate is currently under heightened surveillance and therefore, clearly needs a code name. I had some fun using the Internet code name generator (http://www.channelone.com/fun/swf_code_name/). But I’m going to…

When I was living in Spain I was highly atuned to language– both English and Spanish. I was always noticing phrases, sayings, colloquialisms. And now that we have a walking, talking 2 love, my language radar is up again. All of a sudden I notice the inaccuracies of words like…

Tonight I put Jake to bed with his usual critters: Harry Elefante, Monkey Mouse and Baby Cillo… plus firefighter and firelady, a miniature dinosaur, his fireman hat and an old iPhone. We draw the line at his fishing pole. He’s allowed to gaze at it as it rests on the…

Last Tuesday, Baby Nate and Mommy boarded CalTrain for the first time. When we kissed Jacob goodbye at the curb he was wailing, “I want go on choo choo train, I want go on choo choo train!” But then switched to “I want Baby Nake, Baby Nake!” all the way to…

We ask Jacob a lot of questions. We get the same answer to many of them. I thought I’d put together a quick FAQ. Here are a smattering of the latest and most frequent replies: Q: Jakey, what color is that (doggie, elephant, guitar, banana)? A: (Without hesitation) Breen. (Green.) One…

Yesterday Natesy laughed for the first time. First when Daddy was giving him kisses, and then later on when Mommy was giving him kisses. Most people don’t like being laughed at when they go in for a smooch, but we don’t mind one bit.